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After them repaired Benjamin and Hasshub over against their house. After them repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah beside his own house.
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Start Where You Are
Commentators highlight a powerful principle in this verse. Benjamin, Hasshub, and Azariah repaired the wall next to their own homes, teaching that contributing to God's larger work begins with taking responsibility for what's right in front of you—your own family, your personal spiritual life, and your immediate community. As Matthew Henry notes, 'If everyone will sweep before their own door, the street will be clean.'
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Nehemiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The constant mention of “priests,” “Levites,” and “Nethinims” sufficiently indicates that the writer is here concerned with the priestly quarter, t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
After him The last of the priests before mentioned:
repaired Benjamin, and Hashub, over against t…
The work was divided so that everyone might know what they had to do and attend to it, with a desire to excel, yet without contention or separate i…
